Newspaper publishing giant Lee Enterprises has been suffering from a ransomware attack for over one month, allegedly conducted by the Qilin ransomware group.
Critical applications were encrypted, causing disruptions to operations and delays in payments.
The attack used double extortion ransomware, where sensitive data was exfiltrated before being encrypted to leverage ransom payment.
To mitigate such attacks, organizations should implement data security measures such as data security posture management, data access governance, and data detection and response.